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1989 East Sussex County Council election

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All 68 seats toEast Sussex County Council 35 seats needed for a majority
Registered	537,978 (2.3%)
Turnout	40.0% (1.6%)
First party Second party Third party   Party Conservative Labour SLD Seats won 38 17 15 Seat change 3 3 6 Popular vote 99,828 45,598 56,424 Percentage 46.4% 21.2% 26.3% Swing 4.0% 1.0% 6.7%
Council control before election No overall control Council control after election Conservative

The1989 East Sussex County Council election took place on 4 May 1989 to elect members toEast Sussex County Council inEast Sussex,England. This was on the same day as otherlocal elections.

1989 East Sussex County Council election[1]
Party		Candidates	Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Conservative	68	38	6	3	3	59.2	46.4	99,828	+4.0
	Labour	66	17	4	1	3	25.0	21.2	45,598	–1.0
	SLD	66	15	3	9	6	22.1	26.3	56,424	–6.7
	Green	34	0	0	0		0.0	4.7	10,170	+4.1
	Independent	4	0	0	0		0.0	0.8	1,772	+0.2
	Independent Liberal	2	0	0	0		0.0	0.3	638	N/A
	SDP	2	0	0	0		0.0	0.2	518	N/A

Brighton District Summary

Party		Seats	+/-	Votes	%	+/-
	Labour	10		19,612	42.4	–1.2
	Conservative	5	1	20,437	44.1	+8.9
	SLD	0	1	3,366	7.3	–13.2
	Green	0		2,844	6.1	+5.4
	Independent	0		47	0.1	+0.1
Total		15		46,306	41.6	–2.6
Registered electors				111,412	–	+0.1

Division results

Hanover

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J. Newington	1,855	57.9	+2.4
	Conservative	J. Back	762	23.8	+14.8
	Green	L. Robinson	427	13.3	+10.7
	SLD	K. McArthur	158	4.9	–28.0
Majority			1,093	34.1	+11.5
Turnout			3,202	38.0	–9.4
Registered electors			8,428
	Labourhold		Swing	6.2

Hollingbury

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J. Lepper	1,681	54.6	–2.6
	Conservative	L. Watts	934	30.4	+2.9
	Green	M. Richardson	277	9.0	N/A
	SLD	D. Lamb	184	6.0	–9.3
Majority			747	24.3	–5.4
Turnout			3,076	40.1	–2.0
Registered electors			7,671
	Labourhold		Swing	2.8

Kings Cliff

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	A. King	1,476	51.0	+0.8
	Conservative	K. Burns	1,226	42.3	+5.0
	SLD	M. Jones	194	6.7	–5.8
Majority			250	8.6	–4.3
Turnout			2,896	43.1	–3.6
Registered electors			6,720
	Labourhold		Swing	2.1

Marine

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Donald Turner*	1,773	53.4	+2.1
	Conservative	L. Romer-Ormiston	1,284	38.7	–0.3
	Green	S. Watson	166	5.0	N/A
	SLD	J. Lovatt	98	3.0	–6.7
Majority			489	14.7	+2.4
Turnout			3,321	43.8	–2.1
Registered electors			7,586
	Labourhold		Swing	1.2

Moulsecoomb

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	C. Walder	1,530	62.0	–1.1
	Conservative	P. Ellis-Martin	751	30.4	+4.4
	SLD	P. Viviann	186	7.5	–3.4
Majority			779	31.6	–5.5
Turnout			2,467	34.3	–2.0
Registered electors			7,192
	Labourhold		Swing	2.8

Patcham

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	G. Theobald*	2,157	64.7	+11.3
	Labour	J. Betts	942	28.2	–1.9
	SLD	P. Garratt	237	7.1	–9.4
Majority			1,215	36.4	+13.1
Turnout			3,336	47.4	–5.6
Registered electors			7,036
	Conservativehold		Swing	6.6

Queens Park

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	K. Bodfish*	1,601	49.3	–6.9
	Conservative	N. Maskell	1,280	39.4	+11.2
	Green	M. Simpson	266	8.2	+4.9
	SLD	R. Lewis	99	3.0	–9.3
Majority			321	9.9	–18.2
Turnout			3,246	48.8	+1.4
Registered electors			6,652
	Labourhold		Swing	9.1

Regency

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. Cameron	1,279	42.1	+2.7
	Labour	G. Griffiths	1,249	41.1	–5.6
	Green	N. Duxfield	398	13.1	N/A
	SLD	C. Bracken	115	3.8	–10.2
Majority			30	1.0	N/A
Turnout			3,041	41.3	–1.2
Registered electors			7,357
	Conservativegain fromLabour		Swing	4.2

Rottingdean

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. Mont*	2,695	73.1	+14.3
	Labour	G. Woolf	366	9.9	+2.0
	Green	G. Taylor	362	9.8	N/A
	SLD	J. Marshall	263	7.1	–26.2
Majority			2,329	63.2	+37.6
Turnout			3,686	46.8	–5.1
Registered electors			7,881
	Conservativehold		Swing	6.2

Seven Dials

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	R. Austin	1,160	36.0	+5.8
	Conservative	C. Williamson	991	30.7	+6.0
	SLD	R. Heale	662	20.5	–24.0
	Green	S. Currell	363	11.3	N/A
	Independent	M. James	47	1.5	N/A
Majority			169	5.2	N/A
Turnout			3,223	43.7	+0.4
Registered electors			7,373
	Labourgain fromSLD		Swing	0.1

St Peters

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	H. Spillman*	1,400	45.8	+0.4
	Conservative	S. Lister	944	30.9	+4.7
	Green	I. Brodie	585	19.2	+15.8
	SLD	W. Parker	125	4.1	–21.0
Majority			456	14.9	–4.3
Turnout			3,054	41.4	–5.3
Registered electors			7,373
	Labourhold		Swing	2.2

Stanmer

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	P. Matz	1,542	50.5	–7.5
	Conservative	L. McConochie	1,242	40.7	+12.3
	SLD	M. Hills	268	8.8	–4.8
Majority			300	9.8	–19.8
Turnout			3,052	41.4	–1.5
Registered electors			7,375
	Labourhold		Swing	9.9

Tenantry

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Sheila Charlton*	1,461	57.4	–1.7
	Conservative	J. Stevens	879	34.5	+9.6
	SLD	A. Millineux	205	8.1	–8.0
Majority			582	22.9	–11.3
Turnout			2,545	33.4	–3.5
Registered electors			7,623
	Labourhold		Swing	5.6

Westdene

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	P. Drake*	2,029	68.0	+16.3
	Labour	F. Spicer	636	21.3	+1.3
	SLD	D. McBeth	320	10.7	–17.7
Majority			1,393	46.7	+23.4
Turnout			2,985	40.8	–1.5
Registered electors			7,321
	Conservativehold		Swing	7.5

Woodingdean

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	B. Thomas*	1,984	62.5	+14.5
	Labour	I. Fyvie	940	29.6	–7.9
	SLD	O. McElroy	252	7.9	–6.6
Majority			1,044	32.9	+22.4
Turnout			3,176	40.6	–2.2
Registered electors			7,824
	Conservativehold		Swing	11.2

Eastbourne District Summary

Party		Seats	+/-	Votes	%	+/-
	SLD	4	1	9,869	37.2	–12.4
	Conservative	3		11,756	44.4	+3.3
	Labour	1	1	2,771	10.5	+1.2
	Green	0		1,238	4.7	N/A
	Ind. Liberal	0		638	2.4	N/A
	SDP	0		226	0.9	N/A
Total		8		26,498	42.9	–1.4
Registered electors				61,795	–	–0.9

Division results

Cavendish

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	SLD	J. Healy*	1,802	57.0	–8.0
	Conservative	M. Pentecost	861	27.3	+2.2
	Green	R. Geals	264	8.4	N/A
	Labour	H. Turner	232	7.3	–2.6
Majority			941	29.8	–10.1
Turnout			3,159	39.6	–3.7
Registered electors			7,970
	SLDhold		Swing	5.1

College

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	L. Vickers*	2,526	80.0	+3.5
	SLD	J. Britcher	631	20.0	–3.5
Majority			1,895	60.0	+7.0
Turnout			3,157	42.6	+0.4
Registered electors			7,403
	Conservativehold		Swing	3.5

Old Town

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	SLD	M. Skilton*	1,758	49.7	–7.2
	Conservative	J. Wood	1,106	31.3	–2.1
	Green	J. Oliphant	326	9.2	N/A
	Labour	M. Osborn	247	7.0	–2.7
	Independent Liberal	L. Ryder	101	2.9	N/A
Majority			652	18.4	–5.1
Turnout			3,538	47.2	+0.3
Registered electors			7,493
	SLDhold		Swing	2.6

Park

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	C. Cole	1,322	41.3	+3.6
	SLD	J. Ungar	1,036	32.4	–12.3
	Conservative	George Mills	840	26.3	+8.7
Majority			286	8.9	N/A
Turnout			3,198	44.0	+0.1
Registered electors			7,273
	Labourgain fromSLD		Swing	8.0

Princes

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	SLD	J. Grist*	1,374	41.5	–10.7
	Conservative	T. Lowe	1,225	37.0	+0.7
	Labour	A. Riddington	311	9.4	–2.0
	SDP	L. Smith	226	6.8	N/A
	Green	C. Quarrington	173	5.2	N/A
Majority			149	4.5	–11.4
Turnout			3,309	46.8	+1.8
Registered electors			7,075
	SLDhold		Swing	5.7

Priory

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	SLD	D. Toft	2,370	66.0	–2.1
	Conservative	R. Mould	863	24.0	–1.7
	Labour	S. McManus	200	5.6	–0.6
	Green	J. Wells	160	4.5	N/A
Majority			1,507	41.9	–0.6
Turnout			3,593	40.1	–4.8
Registered electors			8,969
	SLDhold		Swing	0.2

St Marys

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	C. Brewer	1,891	66.7	+5.4
	SLD	D. O'Neill	442	15.6	–23.1
	Green	J. Stratton	315	11.1	N/A
	Labour	G. Coates	186	6.6	N/A
Majority			1,449	51.1	+28.5
Turnout			2,834	36.2	–0.6
Registered electors			7,825
	Conservativehold		Swing	14.3

Hastings District Summary

Party		Seats	+/-	Votes	%	+/-
	SLD	3	2	5,864	31.3	–11.1
	Labour	3	2	5,829	31.1	+1.4
	Conservative	1		6,221	33.2	+6.2
	Green	0		814	4.3	+3.7
Total		7		18,728	33.9	–2.9
Registered electors				55,251	–	+3.1

Division results

Braybrooke & Castle

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	SLD	Pam Brown*	1,116	46.4	–6.7
	Conservative	S. Barr	684	28.4	+2.9
	Labour	M. Hardcastle	477	19.8	–1.6
	Green	S. Phillips	128	5.3	N/A
Majority			432	18.0	–9.6
Turnout			2,405	33.3	–1.8
Registered electors			7,226
	SLDhold		Swing	4.8

Broomgrove & Ore

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	T. Randall	1,231	47.3	+13.7
	SLD	Richard Gillachrist Moore	617	23.7	–24.3
	Conservative	J. Marshall	513	19.7	+1.3
	Green	K. Brown	241	9.3	N/A
Majority			614	23.6	N/A
Turnout			2,602	34.2	–6.4
Registered electors			7,600
	Labourgain fromSLD		Swing	19.0

Central St Leonards & Gensing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	SLD	Jane Amstad*	1,338	49.2	+5.7
	Conservative	J. Woodhams	1,036	38.1	+3.6
	Labour	J. Leskiw	344	12.7	–2.4
Majority			302	11.1	+2.1
Turnout			2,718	34.5	–0.6
Registered electors			7,869
	SLDhold		Swing	1.1

Hollington & Ashdown

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Michael Jabez Foster*	1,531	54.3	+5.2
	Conservative	L. Russell	881	31.2	+2.9
	SLD	M. Richardson	408	14.5	–8.1
Majority			650	23.0	+2.2
Turnout			2,820	33.1	–7.7
Registered electors			8,527
	Labourhold		Swing	1.5

Old Hastings & Mount Pleasant

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	SLD	P. Kendrick	1,082	38.9	–3.3
	Labour	H. Henson	899	32.3	+2.2
	Conservative	R. Anstey	804	28.9	+1.2
Majority			183	6.6	–5.5
Turnout			2,785	36.6	–5.0
Registered electors			7,616
	SLDhold		Swing	2.8

West St Leonards & Maze Hill

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. Hodgson*	1,395	57.4	+0.8
	Labour	S. Nester	414	17.0	+0.5
	SLD	S. Coates	409	16.8	–10.2
	Green	M. Rowland	211	8.7	N/A
Majority			981	40.4	+10.8
Turnout			2,429	29.4	–2.9
Registered electors			8,256
	Conservativehold		Swing	0.2

Hove District Summary

Party		Seats	+/-	Votes	%	+/-
	Conservative	6		11,498	46.7	+2.4
	Labour	2		6,984	28.4	+3.7
	Liberal Democrats	2		5,189	21.1	–8.1
	Green	0		954	3.9	+3.5
Total		10		24,625	34.6	–2.3
Registered electors				71,169	–	–1.6

Division results

Brunswick & Adelaide

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	SLD	B. Bailey*	1,566	60.4	–4.6
	Conservative	H. Allanson	700	27.0	+12.3
	Labour	S. Carden	184	7.1	–1.1
	Green	E. Parker	143	5.5	N/A
Majority			866	33.4	–16.9
Turnout			2,593	34.6	–2.5
Registered electors			7,504
	SLDhold		Swing	8.5

Hangleton

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	W. Williams*	1,044	46.1	–1.8
	Labour	G. Kielty	989	43.7	+9.7
	SLD	M. Harkness	231	10.2	–7.8
Majority			55	2.4	–11.5
Turnout			2,264	33.3	+2.4
Registered electors			6,809
	Conservativehold		Swing	5.8

Nevill

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	P. Lewis	1,266	57.8	–7.3
	Labour	L. Wren	696	31.8	+12.8
	SLD	G. Harkess	230	10.5	–5.4
Majority			570	26.0	–10.1
Turnout			2,192	33.4	–3.3
Registered electors			6,567
	Conservativehold		Swing	10.1

Portslade North

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	L. Hamilton*	1,587	62.7	+0.8
	Conservative	J. Kapp	726	28.7	+0.8
	Green	K. Gray	160	6.3	N/A
	SLD	A. Cole	60	2.4	–7.8
Majority			861	34.0	±0.0
Turnout			2,533	36.8	–1.0
Registered electors			6,891
	Labourhold		Swing	0.0

Portslade South

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	D. Turner*	1,295	49.7	+9.7
	Conservative	R. Ireland	1,051	40.4	+10.7
	SLD	I. James	258	9.9	–20.4
Majority			244	9.4	–0.2
Turnout			2,604	35.5	–7.5
Registered electors			7,342
	Labourhold		Swing	0.5

Stanford

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	G. Exley*	1,436	76.6	+3.5
	SLD	B. Smith	271	14.5	–5.1
	Labour	J. Stacey	168	9.0	+1.7
Majority			1,165	62.1	+8.6
Turnout			1,875	28.3	–6.7
Registered electors			6,627
	Conservativehold		Swing	4.3

Vallance

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	S. Stevens*	1,205	54.2	+3.0
	Labour	A. Richards	543	24.4	–5.4
	Green	J. Da Costa	314	14.1	+12.3
	SLD	T. Yeo	162	7.3	–9.9
Majority			662	29.8	+8.3
Turnout			2,224	30.0	–3.9
Registered electors			7,415
	Conservativehold		Swing	4.2

Westbourne

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	SLD	M. Randell	1,272	46.4	–2.3
	Conservative	C. Brimmell	1,156	42.2	+4.2
	Labour	M. Atkinson	314	11.5	+0.2
Majority			116	4.2	–6.5
Turnout			2,742	36.1	–7.5
Registered electors			7,606
	SLDhold		Swing	3.3

Wish

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	A. Rowe*	1,324	43.6	–4.8
	Labour	I. Caplin	900	29.6	+8.7
	SLD	F. Honore	814	26.8	–3.9
Majority			424	14.0	–3.7
Turnout			3,038	42.6	+6.9
Registered electors			7,124
	Conservativehold		Swing	6.8

Lewes District Summary

Party		Seats	+/-	Votes	%	+/-
	Conservative	4	1	12,944	42.5	+0.9
	SLD	4	1	12,018	39.5	+2.6
	Labour	0		3,659	12.0	–5.5
	Green	0		1,775	5.8	+3.5
	Independent	0		55	0.2	–1.6
Total		8		30,451	43.8	–1.6
Registered electors				69,524	–	+6.3

Division results

Chailey

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	S. Whitley*	1,929	58.3	+2.3
	SLD	C. Tester	754	22.8	–21.2
	Green	D. Wimbush	448	13.5	N/A
	Labour	M. Woodling	178	5.4	N/A
Majority			1,175	35.5	+11.8
Turnout			3,309	37.0	–1.2
Registered electors			8,955
	Conservativehold		Swing	11.8

Lewes

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	SLD	D. Venables*	1,895	42.4	+7,7
	Conservative	J. Mackenzie-Hill	1,270	28.4	–1.8
	Labour	I. Smith	768	17.2	–12.9
	Green	M. Ryle	541	12.1	+7.2
Majority			625	14.0	+9.5
Turnout			3,933	55.4	–5.7
Registered electors			8,074
	SLDhold		Swing	4.8

Newhaven

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	SLD	David Rogers	1,795	48.8	+34.6
	Conservative	P. Harwood*	1,299	35.3	–8.4
	Labour	M. Baker	389	10.6	–26.9
	Green	A. Beaumont	195	5.3	N/A
Majority			496	13.5	N/A
Turnout			3,678	46.1	+3.1
Registered electors			7,983
	SLDgain fromConservative		Swing	21.5

Peacehaven

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	L. Vince	1,776	46.4	+3.9
	SLD	D. Reynolds	1,223	31.9	+3.1
	Labour	P. Anscomb	831	21.7	–7.0
Majority			553	14.4	+0.7
Turnout			3,830	36.5	–2.4
Registered electors			10,505
	Conservativehold		Swing	0.4

Ringmer

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	SLD	David Bellotti	2,437	59.8	+1.9
	Conservative	C. Butler	864	21.2	–4.9
	Green	A. Sherwood	389	9.5	+6.4
	Labour	R. Murray	386	9.5	–3.4
Majority			1,573	38.6	+6.8
Turnout			4,076	49.2	–6.9
Registered electors			8,287
	SLDhold		Swing	3.4

Seaford (Blatchington)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	A. Wallis	2,319	59.9	+12.1
	SLD	L. Owen	1,071	27.7	–24.5
	Labour	R. Brandley	481	12.4	N/A
Majority			1,248	32.2	N/A
Turnout			1,248	43.5	+1.1
Registered electors			8,893
	Conservativegain fromSLD		Swing	18.3

Seaford (Sutton)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	R. Raw	2,003	53.5	+3.6
	SLD	A. Stiles	1,148	30.6	+3.3
	Labour	Alison Chapman	339	9.0	+0.5
	Green	S. Crouch	202	5.4	+1.6
	Independent	R. White	55	1.5	N/A
Majority			855	22.8	+0.3
Turnout			3,747	45.1	–0.3
Registered electors			8,302
	Conservativehold		Swing	0.2

Telscombe

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	SLD	N. Baker	1,695	48.9	+18.5
	Conservative	M. Parker	1,484	42.8	–4.7
	Labour	P. Madej	287	8.3	–8.6
Majority			211	6.1	N/A
Turnout			3,466	40.7	+1.2
Registered electors			8,525
	SLDgain fromConservative		Swing	11.6

Rother District Summary

Party		Seats	+/-	Votes	%	+/-
	Conservative	6	1	15,451	50.8	–2.7
	SLD	1	1	9,977	32.8	+6.5
	Labour	1		3,342	11.0	–1.7
	Independent	0		1,354	4.5	+1.8
	Green	0		279	0.9	N/A
Total		8		30,403	44.9	+2.2
Registered electors				67,649	–	+6.3

Division results

Battle

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	M. Bell	2,151	51.3	+4.6
	SLD	J. Theis	1,784	42.5	–10.8
	Labour	R. Pugh	261	6.2	N/A
Majority			367	8.7	N/A
Turnout			4,196	50.8	+3.4
Registered electors			8,260
	Conservativegain fromSLD		Swing	7.7

Bexhill North

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	A. Ottley*	1,375	41.8	–15.3
	Conservative	P. Bullock	1,220	37.1	–5.8
	SLD	C. Clark	694	21.1	N/A
Majority			155	4.7	–9.6
Turnout			3,289	42.3	+4.6
Registered electors			7,784
	Labourhold		Swing	5.0

Bexhill West

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	W. Clements	2,700	65.5	–0.1
	SLD	B. Eberli	1,054	25.6	–1.2
	Labour	A. Cradock	371	9.0	+1.4
Majority			1,646	39.9	+1.1
Turnout			4,125	44.3	–0.1
Registered electors			9,321
	Conservativehold		Swing	0.6

Rye

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Joan Yates*	1,578	46.2	–11.0
	SLD	J. Wise	1,114	32.6	+3.8
	Labour	W. Walsh	442	13.0	–1.1
	Green	D. Stuart	279	8.2	N/A
Majority			464	13.6	–14.8
Turnout			3,413	41.9	–2.5
Registered electors			8,149
	Conservativehold		Swing	7.4

Ticehurst

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	SLD	Ann Moore*	2,309	54.2	–0.2
	Conservative	D. Vereker	1,950	45.8	+0.2
Majority			355	8.4	–0.5
Turnout			4,259	48.7	+4.0
Registered electors			8,744
	SLDhold		Swing	0.2

Winchelsea

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	R. Pulford	1,913	49.4	–4.1
	SLD	J. Holden	1,659	42.9	+7.6
	Labour	G. Johnson	297	7.7	–3.6
Majority			254	6.6	–11.6
Turnout			3,869	43.3	+2.8
Registered electors			8,926
	Conservativehold		Swing	5.9

Wealden District Summary

Party		Seats	+/-	Votes	%	+/-
	Conservative	11		21,521	56.7	+4.8
	SLD	1		10,141	26.7	–10.0
	Labour	0		3,401	9.0	–0.1
	Green	0		2,266	6.0	N/A
	Independent	0		316	0.8	N/A
	SDP	0		292	0.8	N/A
Total		12		37,937	37.5	–2.1
Registered electors				101,178	–	+3.8

Division results

Buxted & Maresfield

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	D. Cumming*	2,665	78.1	+18.2
	SLD	R. Scott	364	10.7	–22.5
	Green	K. Kauffman	261	7.6	N/A
	Labour	S. McCormick	122	3.6	–3.3
Majority			2,301	67.4	+40.7
Turnout			3,412	38.7	+1.4
Registered electors			8,820
	Conservativehold		Swing	20.4

Crowborough (Beacon)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	D. Russell*	1,655	50.8	+3.1
	SLD	R. Holder	1,036	31.8	–10.8
	Green	S. Montague	340	10.4	N/A
	Labour	E. South	230	7.1	–2.5
Majority			619	19.0	+13.9
Turnout			3,261	37.4	+2.9
Registered electors			8,729
	Conservativehold		Swing	7.0

Crowborough (Rothersfield)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	F. Edmonds*	1,588	52.6	+2.1
	SLD	E. Rice	901	29.8	–12.2
	Green	R. Webberley	333	11.0	N/A
	Labour	I. Salmon	198	6.6	–0.8
Majority			687	22.7	+14.2
Turnout			3,020	35.3	–1.5
Registered electors			8,550
	Conservativehold		Swing	7.2

Hailsham

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	B. Gray*	1,042	52.4	+6.1
	Labour	D. Rose	483	24.3	+1.2
	SLD	A. Cameron	465	23.4	–7.2
Majority			559	28.1	+12.4
Turnout			1,990	28.3	–4.1
Registered electors			7,040
	Conservativehold		Swing	2.5

Heathfield

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	H. Hatcher*	2,476	62.8	+7.1
	SLD	V. Banks	1,140	28.9	–7.9
	Labour	K. Reynolds	325	8.2	+0.7
Majority			1,336	33.9	+15.0
Turnout			3,941	36.7	–5.7
Registered electors			10,735
	Conservativehold		Swing	7.5

Hellingly

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	C. Kelly*	1,373	52.7	+2.9
	SLD	D. White	949	36.5	–0.2
	Labour	S. White	281	10.8	–2.7
Majority			424	16.3	+3.1
Turnout			2,603	30.0	–4.9
Registered electors			8,669
	Conservativehold		Swing	1.6

Pevensey

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	G. Hart*	2,210	61.8	+7.1
	SLD	Robert Kiernan	932	27.2	–17.8
	Labour	V. Castle	378	11.0	N/A
Majority			1,278	34.6	+23.3
Turnout			3,520	39.6	–1.8
Registered electors			8,669
	Conservativehold		Swing	12.5

Polegate

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	SLD	R. Martin	2,007	52.9	+22.4
	Conservative	R. Buckley	1,263	33.3	–1.2
	Labour	A. Beck	298	7.9	–2.1
	Green	R. Addison	227	6.0	N/A
Majority			744	19.6	N/A
Turnout			3,795	46.3	+2.3
Registered electors			8,204
	SLDgain fromConservative		Swing	11.8

Uckfield

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	D. Tricker	1,697	44.9	+5.6
	SLD	R. Gray	1,400	37.0	–14.2
	Green	P. Selby	350	9.3	N/A
	Labour	J. Sones	335	8.9	–0.6
Majority			297	7.9	N/A
Turnout			3,782	40.2	–5.6
Registered electors			9,418
	Conservativegain fromSLD		Swing	9.9

Wadhurst

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	M. Wright*	1,980	73.8	+14.5
	SLD	R. Ferry	449	16.7	–15.8
	Labour	J. Windebank	253	9.4	+1.2
Majority			1,531	57.1	+30.3
Turnout			2,682	36.1	–5.8
Registered electors			7,425
	Conservativehold		Swing	15.2

Willingdon

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. Chatfield*	2,259	64.2	–3.3
	SLD	R. May	498	14.1	–7.2
	Green	L. Surgey	389	11.1	N/A
	Labour	G. Page	374	10.6	–0.6
Majority			1,761	50.0	+3.8
Turnout			3,520	42.7	–1.0
Registered electors			8,236
	Conservativehold		Swing	2.0

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